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redan

[ ri-dan ]

noun

, Fortification.
  1. a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.


redan

/ rɪˈdæn /

noun

  1. a fortification of two parapets at a salient angle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of redan1

1680–90; < French, variant of redent a double notching or jagging, equivalent to re- re- + dent tooth < Latin dent- (stem of dēns )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of redan1

C17: from French, from earlier redent notching of a saw edge, from re- + dent tooth, from Latin dēns
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Example Sentences

If we had liked to assault, I am sure we should have taken the place with little loss, some of our men being close to the Redan.

The lunette (Fig. 46) has nearly the same defects as the redan.

A redan is a letter V, with the point toward the enemy, and is used generally to cover the heads of bridges, etc.

His orders were that in case of the assault on the Redan being successful, he should attack the works on its right.

Parties of brave men struggled up to the very abattis of the Redan, and there, unsupported and powerless, were shot down.

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